What method do you use for unlocking your phone or tablet's display?

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03 Apr 2014, 06:41posted on

LG recently introduced its secretive Knock Code display unlocking method, but there are numerous other ingenious ways to get your phone out of its slumber, and start using it. Apple introduced a slide-to-unlock feature on the first iPhone, and ever since the manufacturers have been clamoring to differentiate their phones with sliding, tapping, or other gesture unlocking maneuvers...

I slide my fingers on the display. My phone is with me virtually every moment of my day, so I value convenience over security. Of course, my phone's active display makes that option even easier. Though I do have one of those NFC security things so I could try that and keep my phone locked. Though then I'd have to remember to wear that everywhere.

I used to use Samsungs Smart Tags when I had my S3 and S4 but now I tried the App "UNLOCK WITH WiFi" so that if I am at a trusted WiFi hotspot (my house, work, family) my device wont lock but once I leave the hotspot I am required to enter my PIN. Its pretty awesome, and works with any Android device except it only works with PIN and PASSWORD options.

Pin lock. Not allowed to synch with work email and calendar without it. Would be nice to be able to put certain apps behind some kind of security so I could get to all the others without having to unlock.

I use standard swipe. My devices are generally always in my care, plus I really don't like how inelegant security functions look, they don't seem integrated/visually customized at all.

If they managed to make a elegant pattern method in Android that didn't present me with the pattern pad first thing instead of showing me my wallpaper and shortcut/widgets I might change my mind, but other than that the inconvenience is annoying too.

For the time being, Swipe to unlock. But really wish that all android devices included the double tap to wake feature. Not a single custom kernel maker has tried to port it onto any device despite the possibility.

It's not pointless. The power button on my phone gets pushed in my pocket occasionally. Without the slide to unlock feature, the screen would stay on in my pocket for 2 minutes. Any incidental touches in that time & the 2 minutes gets reset. With slide to unlock, if you don't unlock it within 10-15 seconds of pushing the power button, the screen turns off.

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